schools will have a few more days of
summer vacation. Officials say teachers
and clean-up crews will need a few more
days to prepare due to major
renovations at Mountain View and
Effinger (EFF-in-jer) Elementary
Schools.
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*CG locator Rockbridge Co.

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Classes start today at most
county schools, but students at
Mountain View and Effinger will return
on Monday.

The schools haven't had major
upgrades since they were built, and
volunteer Roberta Fauber (FAW-ber) says
the improvements are worth the
inconvenience.

Superintendent Jake Burks says
officials will prepare options for the
school board to consider regarding lost
time at the two schools.

Virginia Tech has offered Beamer a
new two million dollar deal for the

next seven years.

Beamer is currently making ONE POINT
THREE million a season.

Football fans we talked to say Beamer
is worth every penny.
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INQ=I think he is

*CG 2line Cory Martin
Virginia Tech Senior

*CG 2line Jeff Jaworski
Virginia Tech Senior

*CG 2line Philip Bartocci
Virginia Tech Freshman CORY MARTIN/VIRGINIA TECH SENIOR: I
THINK HE IS ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTFUL
COACHES. IF YOU EVER NOTICED HE NEVER
DEGRADES THE OTHER TEAM AND HE IS THE
FIRST TO SAY THE OTHER TEAM PLAYED A
GOOD GAME.

JEFF JAWORSKI/VIRGINIA TECH SENIOR:
SEVEN YEARS, TWO MILLION, I'M VERY
HAPPY TO KEEP HIM AROUND. HOPEFULLY
WHEN I COME AS AN ALUMNI HE'LL STILL BE
HERE AND STILL RUNNING THIS PROGRAM

They failed to get enough
signatures before the deadline.
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*CG locator Lynchburg
April 15 In April, activists announced
plans for a petition drive to move
Lynchburg's city council election from
May to November and to elect the city's
school board.

The deadline passed last week, with

the group having picked up about half
the necessary 38-hundred signatures.
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*CG 2line Rob Jarvis
Petition Drive Organizer 17:03: 17 ROB JARVIS/ORGANIZED PETITION
DRIVE: IT WASN'T THAT PEOPLE WERE
THINKING OH, IT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA,
ALMOST EVERYBODY THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD
IDEA, THAT I PERSONALLY ASKED.
Reporter: Just a matter of getting it
in front of enough people? JARVIS:
YEAH, I WORK TWO JOBS, TEN HOURS A DAY,
AND I'M GLAD TO DO IT. BUT YEAH, I
DIDN'T HAVE THE TIME.
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OQ=didn't have the time.

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Jarvis says they succeeded in
making more people aware of the issues,
including the problem of low voter
turnout in the May elections.